Nikola Peak (Bulgarian: връх Никола, romanized: vrah Nikola, IPA: [ˈvrɤx niˈkɔɫɐ]) is the sharp, partly ice-free peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2405 m[1] in the side ridge that trends 9.15 km from Mount Dalrymple on the main crest of northern Sentinel Range east-northeastwards to Robinson Pass. It surmounts Sabazios Glacier to the north.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Sentinel-Range-location-map.png/220px-Sentinel-Range-location-map.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Northern-Sentinel-Map.jpg/220px-Northern-Sentinel-Map.jpg)
The peak is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Kapitan Dyado Nikola (Nikola Filipovski, 1800–1856).
See also
editLocation
editNikola Peak is located at 77°56′40″S 85°52′48″W / 77.94444°S 85.88000°W, which is 3.6 km northeast of Mount Dalrymple, 2.26 km north of Malasar Peak and 2.48 km west-southwest of Duridanov Peak. US mapping in 1961.
Maps
edit- Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
Notes
edit- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
edit- Nikola Peak SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Antarctic Place-names Commission (in Bulgarian)
- Basic data (in English)
External links
edit- Nikola Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.